Arlington Times, June 05, 2013

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Stillaguamish Tribe opens clinic
BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
SPORTS: Boston
bombing witness
runs in Arlington.
Page 8
ARLINGTON — Island
Crossing
Counseling
Services is not a new service to the Island Crossing
triangle owned by the
Stillaguamish Tribe of
Indians, but on Friday, May
31, the methadone clinic
celebrated its official opening in its greatly expanded
and improved facility.
Stillaguamish Tribal Chair
Shawn Yanity recounted the
history of Island Crossing
in his people’s fight for their
rights, crediting elder members of his tribe with stopping the centennial wagon
train there in 1976 to read
the Point Elliott Treaty.
“We’re still struggling,
and one of our fights now
is drug addiction,” Yanity
said. “After a time, the original buildings for our first
clinic here didn’t suit that
mission. There are people
hurting from this fight, and
they needed a place that was
a little more healing. They
needed lifting up. Trying to
be clean is not an easy road.”
Yanity warned that addiction exacts not only mental
and physical tolls on those
who are addicted, but also
spiritual and cultural tolls
on them and their loved
ones alike.
“This doesn’t solve the
whole problem, but we’ve
got to put our feet forward
and do something,” Yanity
said. “This is a nest for those
who need comfort.”
Jeremy Smith, facilities manager for the
Stillaguamish Tribe, noted
that the new facility boasts
10,000 square feet of space
— including 20 offices, two
examination rooms, two
SEE CLINIC, PAGE 2
LWSD considers bond
SPORTS: Allen
commits to Western
Washington
University. Page 8
BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
INDEX
CLASSIFIED ADS 12-15
7
LEGAL NOTICES
4
OPINION
5, 12
OBITUARY
8-9
SPORTS
11
WORSHIP
Vol. 123, No. 46
Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Fred Owyen, with facilities support for the Lakewood
School District, touts the value of purchasing cooperatives in securing lower construction bids, during
the Lakewood School Board’s May 29 study session.
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Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Lisa Sutherland, the lead nurse at Island Crossing Counseling Services, only dispenses doses of
methadone to the clinic’s patients after they’ve passed a thumbprint scan.
ARLINGTON — The
Lakewood School Board’s
study session at the Arlington
Airport on Wednesday, May
29, addressed the ways in
which the Lakewood School
District will strive to inform its
constituents about issues such
as its capital project and its
planned bond.
Lori Simpson and Kelly
McPherson of Educational
Service District 112 explained
the importance of conducting
research, paying attention to
the voters’ feedback, branding
the bond campaign, identifying
effective communication tools
and being proactive with the
media.
“You need to figure out the
voters’ concerns and priorities,
so that you can increase their
investment,” said McPherson,
who noted that the Lakewood
School District’s voter base
of approximately 8,000 has a
turnout of 55 percent, which
increases to 68 percent among
voters older than 45 years.
“It’s not just about facilities,”
Simpson said. “You can use
online videos as testimonials. It
doesn’t have to be expensive. It
can even be student-produced.”
Simpson added that the district should engage its stakeholders, and pledged that a
timeline of the bond process
was in the works to help inform
voters further.
Fred Owyen, with facilities support for the Lakewood
School District, provided the
summer capital project update,
and explained that the district
is taking part in purchasing
cooperatives that allow it to
secure lower bids than it would
be able to obtain independently.
“These are top-tier companies and subcontractors who
have reputations at stake,
because they don’t want to
jeopardize their national-level
contracts,” Owyen said. “It’s a
SEE BOND, PAGE 2